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inThe arab Revolt
Fall of Jerusalem: British forces officially occupied Jerusalem from the Ottomans
On December 11, 1917, General Edmund Allenby, the high commander of the British military forces, entered Jerusalem and which marked the official end to Ottoman rule in Jerusalem after a period of 400 years (1517 to 1917 CE). General Allenby entered the Holy City on foot through the Jaffa Gate and the city became an occupied territory. According to Aljazee…
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The Re-Conquest of Tripoli 1289
By: Natalie Mallat The Re-Conquest of Tripoli The Crusader state in Tripoli was the largest Frankish Catholic stronghold in the Levant. It had the longest rule, lasting for an uninterrupted 180 years. The County extended from Byblos (Jbeil in modern-day Lebanon) to Latakia (modern-day Syria). THE FRANKISH ARRIVAL During Arab Prince Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan’…
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